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Now Open: Founders Fund Africa Opens $50K Creative Economy Accelerator Founders Fund Africa, backed by Chocolate City Group, Argentil Capital byBolu BabalolaJuly 22, 2026
Nigeria Crosses $250 Million Startup Funding Mark For First Time Since 2022 Nigerian startups raised $254 million in H1 2026, crossing the $250 million mark byBolu BabalolaJuly 21, 2026
Court Upholds FCCPC’s Power To Regulate Nigeria’s Digital Lending Market A Lagos Federal High Court has dismissed WASPAN's challenge to FCCPC's digital byFatima OladunniJuly 21, 2026
South Africa Wants Every SIM Card To Become A Digital ID South Africa is overhauling SIM card registration to introduce real-time byBetty WangariJuly 21, 2026
Brand Press Fintech StartupMay 20, 2026 Sorted Raises $4.4M to Put Stablecoins in Every Phone The London-based startup, backed by Tether and Gnosis, wants to make byGuest Post
Policy/RegulatoryMay 18, 2026 Kenya’s VASP Act Explained: A Compliance Guide for Crypto Founders President William Ruto signed Kenya’s Virtual Asset Service Providers Act byBetty Wangari
Editorial FintechMay 12, 2026 Africa’s Next Fintech Wave: Lending, Wealth, and Embedded Finance Payments are no longer the prize byBetty Wangari
News Nigeria StartupMay 4, 2026 Alerzo Dissolves Singapore SPVs as Asset Freeze Deepens Legal Crisis Nigeria’s Alerzo has begun winding down its network of byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupFebruary 26, 2026 Ghana’s Fido Just Raised $5.5M to Prove AI Can Underwrite Africa’s ‘Unbankable’ — Without a Credit Score in Sight With over 1 million customers, $500 million disbursed, and a proprietary AI byBolu Babalola
Brand Press StartupFebruary 10, 2026 This Self-Funded Travel Startup Wants You to Plan Trips by Budget, Not Destination—And Lagos Taught Them Why Most travel apps start with “Where do you want to go? byGuest Post
Africa News StartupFebruary 3, 2026 GoCab Raises $45M to Build the Financial Plumbing for Africa’s Gig Economy—And It’s Already Profitable London-based startup scales drive-to-own vehicle financing across West Africa, byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupNovember 13, 2025 M-KOPA’s Shine Fades as Co-Founder Alleges ‘Manipulated’ Share Buyout Scheme. Exclusive: Internal documents reveal pay-as-you-go fintech darling facing byBetty Wangari
Africa News StartupNovember 12, 2025 mPharma’s New CEO Just Secured Fresh Capital to Chase Francophone Africa—Here’s Why That Matters. After a leadership shakeup and years of regional consolidation, Ghana's byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupNovember 4, 2025 nextProtein Raises €18M Series B to Scale Insect-Based Sustainable Protein Production in Tunisia. Paris and Tunis-based agritech secures funding to build Africa's largest Black byBetty Wangari
